Corn or grain knife.



No. 774,006. PATENTED NOV. 1, 1904.

' L. R. TILLEY.

CORN OR GRAIN KNIFE.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY 13, 1904.

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PATENT CORN OR GRAIN KNIFE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 774,006, dated November 1, 1904.

Application filed July 13, 1904..

To all whmn it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS R. TILLEY, a citi- Zen of the United States, residing at Colorado, in the county of Mitchell and State of Texas, have invented a new and Improved Corn or Grain Knife, of which the following is a speciiication.

The invention is in the nature of a device employing clipping-blades and adapted to be fastened to the users hand. The blades are operated by simple closing and opening action of the users fingers.

The object had in view is to provide a simple, inexpensive, and novel device of this character adapted for clipping the heads of standing corn, grain, and for other similar use.

The invention resides in the special construction, arrangement, and combination of parts hereinafter fully described, and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective View illustrating my invention in use, and Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view.

My invention comprises pivotally-connected jaws or cutters involving novel details of construction and peculiar means for securely fastening the cutters to the hand of a person whereby upon simple opening and closing action of his fingers the blades may be opened and closed and with cutting action of grain, corn, &c., as will be understood.

In the practice of my invention I employ blades A and B, pivoted together at one end substantially as by a screw-bolt O, arranged in a suitable screw-threaded opening in the lapping adjacent ends of the blades. The blades have cutting edges D, formed by oppositely-beveled side edges thereof, as shown. It will be noticed that the cutting edge of the blade A is curved or hook-shaped and that it has shoulders or stops E thereon, adapted one to limit closing or cutting movement and the other to limit opening movement by engagement with a simple lug F, suitably located on the blade B. Adapting the blades to be secured to the users hand, slots G are formed in the blade B, adapted for receiving a strap H, having at its ends simple buckle connection Serial No. 216,390. (No model.)

I- or other approved connecting means. The tongue end of the strap is' provided With'a 10010 J, designed for receiving the users thumb and with the strap ends secured around his wrist to afford a more secure attachment.

On the upper side of the blade B, I arrange a rib or hand-brace K, adapted for resisting pressure exerted against the blades during cutting action of the grain or other stalks.

L denotes any suitable loop adapted for receiving the users fingers, as indicated by dotted outline thereof in Fig. 1. Its approved form consists of arigid U-shaped portion M, secured by bolts or other means in standing position on the upper side of the blade, A. The ends of the portion M are provided with straps N, adapted to be connected by a simple buckle-fastening or other obvious means affording adjustment.

If desired, the finger-loop L may be constructed in one piece and with the upper ends of the sides of the portion M formed substantially like its lower end.

The construction of my improved corn and grain knife will be understood from the above description. Its use will also be understood, and therefore suflice it to say that the user has simply to exert necessary arm movement to reach the stalk or grain and that by working his fingers as in opening and closing action of his hand the blades may be oscillated on their pivot connection With shear-like cutting action and by slight strain or effort of the users hand and fingers.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A knife consisting of sharpened blades pivoted together, stops on the blades limiting their oscillating movement, a brace on the upper side of one blade, adapted to rest against the inner side of the users hand and resist pressure exerted against said blade, means on one blade providing attachment to the users wrist, and a finger-loop on the other blade, substantially as described.

2. The combination in a knife employing two sharpened blades pivoted together, one

thereof having suitable slots, awrist-fastena linger-loop 0n the other 01' 'fOIWELl'd blade, ingstrap having a thumb-loop and adapted substantlally as described.

form-1 'il il r v an ennent nea c eletsmt hand b aee 0n LOUIS R. TILLEY the upper slde of one blade, adapted vto rest against the inner side of users hand and rel/vltnessesz sist pressure exerted against said blade, stops Rv B. TERRELL,

limiting oscillating action of the blades, and SAM GUSTING. 

